Old Rules, Good Rules

• Officers eat last.
• Be kinder than necessary.
• Measure twice, cut once.
• Always have more than three options.
• Estimate the amount of needed time, then multiply by three.
• Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
• Negotiate from strength.
• Keep it simple.
• First things first.
• If something can go wrong, it will go wrong.
• Time lost is never recovered.
• If it sounds too good to be true, it is.